MP, MLAs among 50 court arrest
BJP holds protest demonstration against
power curtailments

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 8: About 50 agitating BJP workers were arrested while they were marching towards Civil Secretariat to lodge protest against failure of the State Government to provide drinking water and uninterrupted power supply to the people........more

Govt bid to change demographic complexion
of Ladakh: LBA

Excelsior Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Nov 8: A delegation of Ladakh Buddhist Association (youth wing) today met Prime Minister Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee and expressed shock and resentment over what it called Jammu and Kashmir Government’s alleged attempt to change the demographic complexion of the region by reducing the Buddhists of Ladakh into minority...........more

Centre will come to aid of J&K: Omar

From O P Sharma

NEW DELHI: Nov 8: Omar Abdullah, the youngest Minister in the Union Ministry of Industries and Commerce has said that political and administrative changes in Jammu and Kashmir were impending but added, that this is a prerogative of the Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah. Some changes are at hand both in political sphere and at all levels of the administrative set-up, he said............more

SOG solves mystery of NC leader's killing
Couple, soldier killed in Valley

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 8: While as a civilian as also his pregnant wife got killed in an incident crossfiring at Nowhatta locality in downtown here last evening, unidentified gunmen shot dead a regular soldier of Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) in Kulgam area of south Kashmir. Militants also lobbed two grenades at Hazratbal and Dalgate localities in which three civilians sustained splinter injuries..............more

Pak militant arrested from Hiranagar matador

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 8: Police today arrested a Pakistani militant from a matador at Mawa check post under the jurisdiction of Hiranagar police station when he was on way to Samba town carrying an assault rifle. The militant had sneaked into crossing all barriers of the Border Security Force (BSF) on way to Samba...........more

Matador rolls down into Chenab
18 feared killed, 5 hurt in Doda mishap

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Nov 8: Eighteen people were feared killed and five others were injured after a mini-bus rolled down into Chenab river at Gadsoo near Pull Doda on Prem Nagar-Doda road yesterday. Only six dead bodies have been recovered so far while 12 others were still missing and were presumed to have drowned in the river.....more

Two Pakistani militants shot dead in Surankote

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 8: Troops of Rashtriya Rifles gunned down two foreign mercenaries at village Nad, about six kms north east of Surankote in Poonch district in the wee hours of this morning and recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from them.............more

Tremors rock Srinagar, Jammu

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Two tremors shook Srinagar and its adjoining areas tonight, rattling doors and windows and forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic...........more